PEOPLE (midterm) Flashcards
(33 cards)
General who commanded Carthage during the 2nd Punic war
Hannibal Barca
held consul for seven times in a row, recruited non-romans for military
Marius
revived dictatorship in Rome, seized power through force, stripped people of citizenship after Marius gave it to them
Sulla
Founders of Rome, two brothers
Romulus and Remus
remained loyal to Caesar, consul alongside Caesar
Marc Antony
Deputy of Agustus, victory over Marc Antony
Marcus Agrippa
First Roman emperor, founder of the roman principate
Octavian/Augustus
led assassination of Caesar, opposed Pompey
Marcus Junius Brutus
roman general and statesmen, defeated Pompey, became dictator until assassination - led to fall of Roman Republic
Julius Caesar
senator known for “carthage must be destroyed” after speeches
Cato the Elder
senator known for preserving old roman values in decline
Cato the Younger
Populist roman politician during First Triumvirate
Clodius
Political Agitator prosecuted for the murder of Clodius
Milo
Last pharaoh of Egypt, eldest son of Cleopatra
Caesarion
Speaker of Rome, talked too much and killed by Marc Antony
Cicero
opposed Sulla, engaged in armed conflict against Gnaeus Octavius during consulship
Cinna
Last active ruler of Egypt, after death, Egypt became a province of roman empire
Cleopatra
wealthiest man in rome, puts down Spartacus w/ no credit
Crassus
was consul five times and appointed dictator, targeted Hannibal’s supply lines rather than face them head-on
Quintius Fabius Cunctator
after Tiberius, wanted to reduce price of grain in favor of the poor, died to mob violence
Gaius Gracchus
best known for reform law of transferring land of the wealthy to the poorer citizens - died to mob violence
Tiberius Gracchus
went against Rome’s wishes and bribed Roman senators, started the war between Roman and Numidian forces
Jugurtha
Portrayed as the least useful member of the Triumvirate, close ally of Julius Caesar
Lepidus
A leading instigator for the assassination of Caesar, brother-in-law of Brutus
Gaius Cassius Longinus